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;) classic. Obviously really involved with the female members of his family. And way to be worried about that and NOT the diabetes and HTN!

(Wait, genetically male? Once had a new patient with the most beautiful beard, the most androgenous build, the lowest voice (seriously, looked and sounded like Santa) came into clinic with abdomenal pain and it turned out to be cervicitis. Not on the original ddx. Half way through the PE he wondered if it was important he still had his "girl parts." You could literally hear my attending's gears grinding and whirring when I offered my assessment plan.)

On a side note, anyone ever see a man cringe at the mere mention of vasectomy. Guy I know loves to describe it with things like Shaving area, and testicles held in a vise grip pair of pliers, surgeon takes large knife, a week of ice packs to combat swelling like a cantelope--I literally saw a guy pass out when he was doing his routine at a bar b que.

My non-medical husband always jokes that the female reproductive organs are really just male ones turned inside out...however, he does know what the difference between a "hysterectomy" and a "vasectomy" is.

-ectomy. they always focus on the suffix. Someone needs a course in Medical terminology... LOL - vasectomy could be a hysterectomy, an appendectomy as mastectomy... Hell, what else do you want to remove? Love it!

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